Staten Island, NY – Junior forward Nick Escalante (Whittier, CA) had a remarkable performance scoring five second half goals leading the SUNY Canton men's soccer team to a 5-0 win against Berkeley College on Saturday at the College of Staten Island.
 
After a scoreless first half that saw multiple offensive chances the Roos broke through in a big way in the final 45 minutes. SUNY Canton got on the board at 52:05 when Tyler Gallagher (Potsdam, NY) played a ball out in front of net to Escalante who finished a beautiful goal with a diving header.
 
Minutes later Devin Gruneisen (Potsdam, NY) played a nice through ball up the middle to Escalante who beat the goalie to make it 2-0. In the 62nd minute Escalante completed the hat trick when he received a pass from Prince Adu Gyamfi (Bronx, NY). Less than a minute later the junior struck once again, this time off a pass from Randy Mayer (Akron, NY).
 
Escalante closed out the scoring for the day at the 77:33 mark when Maurizio Paniconi (Carolina, Puerto Rico) played the Whittier, CA native to close out a remarkable performance.
 
Patrick Anunziatta (Schenectady, NY) did not face a shot on goal recording his third consecutive shutout in goal for SUNY Canton. Renzo Loaiza and Haakon Schjelderup combined to make two saves for Berkeley.
 
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SUNY Canton is Northern New York's premier college for career-driven bachelor's degrees, associate degrees and certificate programs. The college delivers quality hands-on programs in engineering technology, health, management and public service. Faculty members are noted for their professional real-world experience in addition to outstanding academic credentials. SUNY Canton OnLine offers hundreds of flexible and convenient courses as well as eight exclusively online bachelor's degrees. The college's 14 athletic teams compete as provisional members of the NCAA Division III and the USCAA.